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now the weather again in the u.s., sam. >> here in the u.s. we have 14 state was flood warnings, in atlanta to nashville already this morning we have rain fall. this rain gets to washington, d.c. by 10:00, midnight to philly to new york city. the idea is t is about an inch of rain, rain not needed in these area, basically what happen, these rivers that are supposed to crest will crest later this week because of additional rain coming in. gorgeous warm temperature, l.a., 73, phoenix, 87. the good news this warmth spreads across the country before this weekend is done. all of america's weather in the next half hour. robin? george? >> i learned something in tuesday's trivia. floods more damaging than hurricanes or tornados. did not know that. thanks, sam. >>> coming up, unsung heroes. workers putting their lives on the line to stop a nuclear catastrophe there in japan. inside their dangerous missing. >>> and searching for americans missing in the disaster. the families on-edge at home. they're looking for some good news. we'll be right back. ok,
now the weather again in the u.s., sam. >> here in the u.s. we have 14 state was flood warnings, in atlanta to nashville already this morning we have rain fall. this rain gets to washington, d.c. by 10:00, midnight to philly to new york city. the idea is t is about an inch of rain, rain not needed in these area, basically what happen, these rivers that are supposed to crest will crest later this week because of additional rain coming in. gorgeous warm temperature, l.a., 73, phoenix, 87....
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but a u.s. official tells me that that worker apparently walked away and began doing something else, forgetting the generator, which soon shut down and could not be restarted. there is also some good news. the u.s. has done very detailed plume analysis. and that most of the radiation that had drifted away from the plant itself, some of that towards tokyo, has now gone north and out to sea. but of course, robin, there could be more coming. >> that's the problem. but it's so helpful to get that critical information. martha, thank you. >>> the president said yesterday, there's no danger that any of that could reach the united states. we want to get more from our expert, michio kaku. we've been talking to him all through this crisis. i want to put up a map and talk about what's happening at the reactors. get you to sum it up. we have reactor number four, spent fuel went on fire overnight. they are going to try to use a water canon to put that out. reactor three, still a meltdown going on there. they
but a u.s. official tells me that that worker apparently walked away and began doing something else, forgetting the generator, which soon shut down and could not be restarted. there is also some good news. the u.s. has done very detailed plume analysis. and that most of the radiation that had drifted away from the plant itself, some of that towards tokyo, has now gone north and out to sea. but of course, robin, there could be more coming. >> that's the problem. but it's so helpful to get...
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a chess game that has stalled now prompting more calms for the u.s. to step in with a big move, enforcing a no-fly zone. >> this would be a signal to gadhafi that the president is serious when he says, we need for gadhafi to go. >> reporter: but it would require a 24/7 air control. dozens of fighter jets that would attempt to keep gadhafi's war planes grounded. a no-fly zone could allow rebels to take a decisive step forward, stopping gadhafi's ability to launch air attacks. but it could also require u.s. bombing inside libya. to take out air defense systems. defense secretary robert gates has tried to shut the idea down. and was joined sunday by president obama's chief of staff. >> well, lots of people throw around the phrases of "no-fly zone." and they talk as though it's a game on a video game or something. >> reporter: one fear for pr victory for gadhafi, if he managed to shoot down an american jet. steve danyard is a former fighter pilot who enforced no-fly zones. >> there may be cheaper ways of providing for it. such as providing covert arms to
a chess game that has stalled now prompting more calms for the u.s. to step in with a big move, enforcing a no-fly zone. >> this would be a signal to gadhafi that the president is serious when he says, we need for gadhafi to go. >> reporter: but it would require a 24/7 air control. dozens of fighter jets that would attempt to keep gadhafi's war planes grounded. a no-fly zone could allow rebels to take a decisive step forward, stopping gadhafi's ability to launch air attacks. but it...
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when the tsunami waves have hit the u.s. mainland the u.s. west coast specifically the states of oregon california and washington have been on high alert since early friday morning the tsunami there did not cause any serious damage those were just strong waves on six feet high on average that's the height of a tall person evacuations nevertheless it's been earlier ordered in parts of washington and oregon scientists look knowledge they overstated the threat with defended their actions saying they took the proper steps and learned the lessons of the two thousand and four indonesian tsunami that killed thousands of people who didn't get enough nor ning the fears of tsunami causing any serious damage in the u.s. mainland really diminished after the waves hit the islands of hawaii this morning waves of about six feet again were recorded there and again there have been no reports of destruction there in hawaii roadways and beaches were empty is the tsunami struck the state which had hours to prepare sirens sounded throughout the night and resident
when the tsunami waves have hit the u.s. mainland the u.s. west coast specifically the states of oregon california and washington have been on high alert since early friday morning the tsunami there did not cause any serious damage those were just strong waves on six feet high on average that's the height of a tall person evacuations nevertheless it's been earlier ordered in parts of washington and oregon scientists look knowledge they overstated the threat with defended their actions saying...
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he serves as the chief science officer at the u.s. antidoping agency. >>> the man who confessed to killing chauncey bailey will return to the witness stand monday. devontae broussard is a key witness against the two men accused of plotting the killing. in court yesterday he talked about committing other crimes for bay. broussard's credibility is key to the prosecution's case. he is supposed to detail bailey's killing next week. >>> the threat of a nuclear disaster in japan is heating up gain. we have the latest on the new danger today. there is news about the job situation in california. we have information on whether it is getting better or worse. and meteorologist mark tamayo will be back with more on what you can expect for the weekend weather. >> why cafe hayward is popular for more than just its coffee and doughnuts. [ female announcer why choose between delicious or 100 calories? ♪ with yoplait delights, now you can finally have both. ♪ it's the perfect parfait, with two indulgently rich layers of chocolate and raspberry yog
he serves as the chief science officer at the u.s. antidoping agency. >>> the man who confessed to killing chauncey bailey will return to the witness stand monday. devontae broussard is a key witness against the two men accused of plotting the killing. in court yesterday he talked about committing other crimes for bay. broussard's credibility is key to the prosecution's case. he is supposed to detail bailey's killing next week. >>> the threat of a nuclear disaster in japan is...
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it's thought that u.s. jets dropped forty bombs on a major they've been ethelbert more american and european forces arrive but it's raining basis to join the military action there to help decide later today whether to take part in the strikes operation against colonel gadhafi regime has been the most part france britain and united states and certainly forty eight people have reportedly been killed and fifty others wounded after the national coalition forces on the east war planes and missiles over libya about twenty they've been defense targets have been hit in the west of the country by more than one hundred missiles from the sea. and promises to confront what he calls the attacks on clinton crusader when asked for an urgent un security council meeting discussed in the city international action for the u.n. resolution one that no noise had been forced to stop bloodshed on the ground i mean russia and china and some purpose disagreed. it's essential by western nations but when the. when people cross our cov
it's thought that u.s. jets dropped forty bombs on a major they've been ethelbert more american and european forces arrive but it's raining basis to join the military action there to help decide later today whether to take part in the strikes operation against colonel gadhafi regime has been the most part france britain and united states and certainly forty eight people have reportedly been killed and fifty others wounded after the national coalition forces on the east war planes and missiles...
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reported there a tsunami warning has been issued across the pacific including russia south america the u.s. and. waves have already hit parts of hawaii. well earlier we managed to speak to two witnesses of the devastating earthquake who were in tokyo when it hits. she said i'm talking about it and it continued quite a long time so you know. it was like. however. if you should do so i would be you know what if you're going to be inside africa to sell out and for one hundred kilometer or eight doctor it's. still not clear how much damage it is but we've heard there was a tsunami is the cost to resign want you surely it is announced forty seven already killed there we expect that number will be increase them. usually expected ask people stops and you know complete review scientific facts but it continues couple of minutes and then it continued to several times in one hour or so because. next week. we are not so you have to think so pervy area in brokering actually took place at the center experience the same types of years ago japan's government and many experts were expecting that we can see
reported there a tsunami warning has been issued across the pacific including russia south america the u.s. and. waves have already hit parts of hawaii. well earlier we managed to speak to two witnesses of the devastating earthquake who were in tokyo when it hits. she said i'm talking about it and it continued quite a long time so you know. it was like. however. if you should do so i would be you know what if you're going to be inside africa to sell out and for one hundred kilometer or eight...
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i know her but not only do most u.s. comedians poke fun at the name of the operation they also best express the growing public prostration over the u.s. involvement poll showing the last four decades americans disapproval of a military action has never been as high as it is now with a lead in convention at the pentagon saying that the yeah activities in libya that were only going to be in for a short time and then were pulling out and they are many times where they are ladies were at war. oh a good many here like homer's odysseus it may take the u.s. years to finish the journey. going to check out our t. washington d.c. . gauging opinions on the legitimacy of the intervention in libya we had to new york where web. to find out what the people there think about it. we don't know what the opposition forces we don't know their. democratic. heavy duty weapons just the other countries the freedom. that it was ok. with paired with economic reasons then i don't think it's ok. now a multinational coalition is leading the interven
i know her but not only do most u.s. comedians poke fun at the name of the operation they also best express the growing public prostration over the u.s. involvement poll showing the last four decades americans disapproval of a military action has never been as high as it is now with a lead in convention at the pentagon saying that the yeah activities in libya that were only going to be in for a short time and then were pulling out and they are many times where they are ladies were at war. oh a...
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very warm welcome to you this is on the scene live from moscow i'm alex habits u.s. president brock a ball has reportedly signed secret orders allowing cia teams and to libya as i gather intelligence and some top links with rebels meanwhile the u.k. says it's not offering immunity to the libyan foreign minister moussa koussa he's arrived in britain saying he's no longer willing to work under the regime of kind of gets out the. clear has the latest from tripoli. well there have been airstrikes in the east and south eastern suburbs of tripoli at a military base there while the front line seems to have been pushed ever so further back it is now not far from the town of ajdabiya which is just seventy kilometers weights of the rebel stronghold of benghazi there have been a number of coalition air strikes in and around darby i would switch thirty dozen jets where the coalition is afraid that gadhafi forces are closing in on this town and also they can often find a job or two for gadhafi forces now the terrain that a group of fighters are fighting on is working against them
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well people have been evacuated from coastal areas in u.s. islands of hawaii you know to a higher ground the earthquake in japan triggered tsunami alerts all across the pacific as you mentioned fears are there's a tsunami could reach the coast of california but of course it was set very good grasp of the massive earthquake it's natural to eight point nine on return to penny's used to earthquakes like those but this is that that is the biggest on record in the country's history it was one of those people called shallow earthquakes mean it didn't happen in the ocean but very close to the shore if the impact is the devastating even though japan probably better than any other country is approved foods deal with natural disasters like in the you know they do all their construction considering the dangers they face from nature but some are just too strong we've seen cars in homes washed away by nasty would leave their buildings were set of ways preliminary reports suggest as you mention police ninety five people died at the toll. right. now going t
well people have been evacuated from coastal areas in u.s. islands of hawaii you know to a higher ground the earthquake in japan triggered tsunami alerts all across the pacific as you mentioned fears are there's a tsunami could reach the coast of california but of course it was set very good grasp of the massive earthquake it's natural to eight point nine on return to penny's used to earthquakes like those but this is that that is the biggest on record in the country's history it was one of...
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but he did befriend a couple of american women who were -- who were wives working in the u.s. embassy in nairobi at the time. and for all his faults obama, sr., was a very charming man and he could charm the ladies. he clearly impressed he's women not only with his ambition and his determination but intelligence. and so it's actually through private meetings he's actually able to secure a place in hawaii and he actually flew quite independently of oboya's airlift with american women from the american embassy who actually funded his place and his air fare. you talk about the selma speech and, you know, president obama is a consummate politician and he gave this great speech, rousing speech in selma in which he referred his father came over from this great airlift in which he used it to somehow claim part of the camelot connection. and kennedy wasn't elected until the following year. he made an error. and he acknowledged the error immediately. his campaign team actually made public just a few days after selma that actually that was an error and, in fact, it wasn't correct. so he
but he did befriend a couple of american women who were -- who were wives working in the u.s. embassy in nairobi at the time. and for all his faults obama, sr., was a very charming man and he could charm the ladies. he clearly impressed he's women not only with his ambition and his determination but intelligence. and so it's actually through private meetings he's actually able to secure a place in hawaii and he actually flew quite independently of oboya's airlift with american women from the...
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will say the u.s. will not necessarily affect them hugely but you know it is. going to disrupt the exports from japan quite significantly so we saw in the field last few hours of trading in the nick carr we saw the likes of take a good effect. not tell your story or toy to share affected badly so the shares affected by these bigger exporter is. really going to be affected by this this earthquake now it's still it's still too early to say back can we estimate what losses will be and which sectors will be affected north like for instance ensures a definitely be affected by that. sure absolutely sure is reinsurers. in europe at the moment they're trading quite a bit lower and also the futures for the nikkei i have a one hundred fifty to two hundred points since the close of the sell so we go into the weekend where there's a lot of risk aversion a lot of selling of those at those insurance stalks it is too early to count the cost. as mentioned this is an option the tsunami is going to affect a lot of different. parts of the region so at this stage it's very difficu
will say the u.s. will not necessarily affect them hugely but you know it is. going to disrupt the exports from japan quite significantly so we saw in the field last few hours of trading in the nick carr we saw the likes of take a good effect. not tell your story or toy to share affected badly so the shares affected by these bigger exporter is. really going to be affected by this this earthquake now it's still it's still too early to say back can we estimate what losses will be and which...
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well the u.s. vice president meets russian leaders in moscow and they're going to talk about libya among other things. now i've asked congress should all hearings on the radicalization of america's muslims for fear of the start we'll look at what lies behind it and the fears that it's a little more than a religious which i. live for a mosque or you're watching our t.v. thanks for joining us now russia has decided to impose sanctions against gadhafi his regime banning the exports of weapons and military equipment but it's part of mounting pressure for action against libya following fresh clashes between rebels and the government shelling and airstrikes from colonel gadhafi supporters have pushed the opposition more than a thousand people are thought to have died since the uprising broke out almost a month ago locals are still united in their determination to keep out of foreign intervention and later on thursday nato defense officials and e.u. foreign ministers will need to brussels to discuss what
well the u.s. vice president meets russian leaders in moscow and they're going to talk about libya among other things. now i've asked congress should all hearings on the radicalization of america's muslims for fear of the start we'll look at what lies behind it and the fears that it's a little more than a religious which i. live for a mosque or you're watching our t.v. thanks for joining us now russia has decided to impose sanctions against gadhafi his regime banning the exports of weapons and...
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from the u.s. perspective and with in my office we have a range of research programs looking in different potential options resolutions. that research, guided by the rnc, will allow us to consider things for the future. >> in the meant time, -- meantime, onsite storage will be sustainable? guest: i was -- >> i was at the nrc when they did the tests. i admit i had never seen a spent fuel cask. they are impressive structures. i have great confidence in the safety of the dry cask storage. we have research programs trying to understand how long a duration one should consider. we do not know what the upper bound is. >> thank you. >> 7 dermot caskey, did you have other questions or should we go to the second panel -- senator murkowski? >> no further questions. >> we will allow the second panel to come forward. >> and david lochbaum, director of nuclear power project with the union of concerned scientists. also mr. anthony pietrangelo, i think i have the pronunciation correct from a senior vice president
from the u.s. perspective and with in my office we have a range of research programs looking in different potential options resolutions. that research, guided by the rnc, will allow us to consider things for the future. >> in the meant time, -- meantime, onsite storage will be sustainable? guest: i was -- >> i was at the nrc when they did the tests. i admit i had never seen a spent fuel cask. they are impressive structures. i have great confidence in the safety of the dry cask...
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the rebels in libya but maintained there is no reason to believe their presence is significant but a u.s. military study three years ago said lidia's made up the second largest group of jihadists in the world right after saudi arabia all of that seems to be discarded as the u.s. is trying to prop up the opposition in libya as some analysts say in an attempt to forge a relationship with them that would be favorable for the united states in the future but experts say arming the rebels could backfire we've been in a situation in afghanistan one day we help people and the next day they shoot at us in afghanistan back in the eighty's the u.s. had a narrow goal to help them fight soviet troops subsequently the same militants turned their rockets and training against the u.s. . among those of them was osama bin ladin whose group of eventually evolved into al qaida. and what we see with the troubles. you know so. leading to. construction of the boat well over two decades after arming the afghan mujahedeen america is now considering giving weapons to another rebel band with an unclear identity si
the rebels in libya but maintained there is no reason to believe their presence is significant but a u.s. military study three years ago said lidia's made up the second largest group of jihadists in the world right after saudi arabia all of that seems to be discarded as the u.s. is trying to prop up the opposition in libya as some analysts say in an attempt to forge a relationship with them that would be favorable for the united states in the future but experts say arming the rebels could...
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and a u.s. soldier faces and life behind bars or even the death penalty for choosing to desert the army that he claims was fighting and legal war. and moscow's lights over you switched off today as part of a worldwide movement designed to draw attention to the threat of global warming. all right i will do stay with us for a recap of our top stories i'll be followed by her ati's a spotlight program a coming up in just a few moments with our very special guest. if . sung from phones to impressions. from stunts on t.v. . wealthy british style signs. on. the market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with my stronger for a no holds barred the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report. more news today. fled up the film these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada to. china. today. in india the buildings the grand central shirts in limbo and the. polish president. beatriz old. taj mahal hotel. the summer. hotel. the meridian. hotels ch
and a u.s. soldier faces and life behind bars or even the death penalty for choosing to desert the army that he claims was fighting and legal war. and moscow's lights over you switched off today as part of a worldwide movement designed to draw attention to the threat of global warming. all right i will do stay with us for a recap of our top stories i'll be followed by her ati's a spotlight program a coming up in just a few moments with our very special guest. if . sung from phones to...
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be hearing almost a difference of opinion on that at that summit yesterday and she's demanding the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said it was not one single thing that if in the framework of their. lucian if americans could be allowed we know that france is going to be holding discussions over this very issue to happen moment what we're hearing though is that countries will not be supplying the rebels with weapons right know if they could in fact to do this in the future certainly we know from countries like britain that from the start they've been pushing for the supply of weapons it is increasingly clear that the group will certainly need more than just a strike because it's until now the rebels are only been able to advance because of these coalition airstrikes a big surprise if more than a week later they're now being pushed back to where they began and the coalition airstrikes have been continuing for more than ten days but instead here it seems as if the u.s. may strikes are some people not enough to. point out first hand what's happening on the front line in the twitter
be hearing almost a difference of opinion on that at that summit yesterday and she's demanding the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said it was not one single thing that if in the framework of their. lucian if americans could be allowed we know that france is going to be holding discussions over this very issue to happen moment what we're hearing though is that countries will not be supplying the rebels with weapons right know if they could in fact to do this in the future certainly we...
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such as the u.s. system of the government that has a national security adviser to the president. the french government has a specific adviser on foreign security to the president. it provides a counterpart for those countries. >> how has the nic improved crisis management? >> it gives us the opportunity to have information from the services in real time. as we go through what has been happening in north africa, it has enabled us to cross reference. i think it has enabled us to have l.a. --a in more than one department. it is extremely useful to have somebody we can talk to a commission if we require. for example, if there is a specific issue, that has been -- i also debate it puts education in government that can be expensive. >> last question. how has crisis management, are you looking at what prices management has done -- crisis management has done and ways to change or improve it? >> i think that is how it was originally conceived. it's first and overriding task is strategic. it is important to have that distinction between the large a scale decisions that are made and the the
such as the u.s. system of the government that has a national security adviser to the president. the french government has a specific adviser on foreign security to the president. it provides a counterpart for those countries. >> how has the nic improved crisis management? >> it gives us the opportunity to have information from the services in real time. as we go through what has been happening in north africa, it has enabled us to cross reference. i think it has enabled us to have...
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at least one million barrels of oil will be out of the market starting this week so that's why the u.s. and europe are still best lead be an oil is low in sulfur and she makes it highly valued in the west because the fuel produced from it pollutes less and is these leiden so we don't know that for decades kept western companies on sweet terms really good after regime environmentally conscious politically nonchalant it's not going to r.t. to broke libya. of back to our top story now back to japan and the tsunami that's sweeping through the northeast of the country right now the government save larken firm some thirty two deaths but that number is expected to rise if follows the eight point nine magnitude earthquake which sent a ten meter high wall of water inland across the miyagi prefecture destructions widespread we know that two hundred people have been washed away with buildings cars and ships all swept by those waters will be ramifications are widespread a four point five by this huge earthquake has now struck why and we are expecting residents there to brace themselves for a tsuna
at least one million barrels of oil will be out of the market starting this week so that's why the u.s. and europe are still best lead be an oil is low in sulfur and she makes it highly valued in the west because the fuel produced from it pollutes less and is these leiden so we don't know that for decades kept western companies on sweet terms really good after regime environmentally conscious politically nonchalant it's not going to r.t. to broke libya. of back to our top story now back to...
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and yet u.s. based corporations are openly doing business with gadhafi and libya and have been since george w. bush made a legal in fact if you go online you can find a guidebook for u.s. companies written by the state department the department commerce and titled doing business in libya commercial guide for u.s. companies may as well be called here's how to get rich doing business with a brutal dictator one person instrumental in normalizing business relationships with libya back in two thousand and eight was david welch a u.s. diplomat under george w. bush after succeeding in opening doors to libya's markets welch went on to become the vice president of bechtel a corporation that is currently building a new car plant in guess where libya talk about a revolving door even in a nation like iran american corporations find a way a tech company honeywell has received twelve billion dollars in federal contracts but has been routinely doing business in iran a crema troll in factories and selling securit
and yet u.s. based corporations are openly doing business with gadhafi and libya and have been since george w. bush made a legal in fact if you go online you can find a guidebook for u.s. companies written by the state department the department commerce and titled doing business in libya commercial guide for u.s. companies may as well be called here's how to get rich doing business with a brutal dictator one person instrumental in normalizing business relationships with libya back in two...
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well as of now the situation on the u.s. coast looks encouraging to you as islands of hawaii have been forced to be hit by some of the first waves of the tsunami but of course it looks it lost its power along the way from the epicenter of the earthquake off the coast of japan there have been no reports of this structured very hawaii and of fears of a strong destructive impact on the u.s. the west coast but of course the mission and now that we know that the first little bit first waves that hit the u.s. the name of the west coast and that is the state of oregon and we can say for sure that it's not ass. as it was previously thought it would be the experts say the impact is is it really. tsunamis unlikely to cause a major any major destruction but they also say the aftershocks of it cannot be underestimated everyone is still on high alert here. been a tsunami alert this huge across the pacific region how low the impact of this. well i was experts say eight point nine magnitude disaster it friday became towards fifth largest e
well as of now the situation on the u.s. coast looks encouraging to you as islands of hawaii have been forced to be hit by some of the first waves of the tsunami but of course it looks it lost its power along the way from the epicenter of the earthquake off the coast of japan there have been no reports of this structured very hawaii and of fears of a strong destructive impact on the u.s. the west coast but of course the mission and now that we know that the first little bit first waves that hit...
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and the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. is in an information war with foreign media and is losing it among those who are winning the war she named r t i'll be back with more in just a few minutes. and europe's biggest growth reduce the church always buying to twelve percent stake in russia's independent gas produced the normal french oil major also plans to up while up to twenty percent in the russian gas company more in business in twenty minutes. from our studios in moscow you're watching our teeth thanks for joining us the libyan leader colonel gadhafi is promising more violence if u.s. or nato forces dare to intervene well it's his latest salvo as he bids to cling to power meanwhile the u.s. is warning of a humanitarian crisis as thousands of libyans flee across the border to tunisia archy's polls leader has more on the situation in the region. at least one hundred eighty thousand people who have so far fled libya and some seventy five thousand of them arriving here in tunisia most of them are foreign labor is there are
and the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. is in an information war with foreign media and is losing it among those who are winning the war she named r t i'll be back with more in just a few minutes. and europe's biggest growth reduce the church always buying to twelve percent stake in russia's independent gas produced the normal french oil major also plans to up while up to twenty percent in the russian gas company more in business in twenty minutes. from our studios in...
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yemen's security forces have been trained by the u.s. in this, the poorest country in the arab world, of major strategic significance because it faces the horn of africa across the gulf of aden. britain has increased its aid substantially to try to stabilize the country, but western criticism of the violence carried are out against protestors by the president's forces has been muted. that's because he's an ally against al qaeda and yes, ma'am subpoena the place where al qaeda have their strongest base used to launch several recent attacks. >> the u.s. administration is taking a more cautious approach in yemen, because they're concerned about the presence of al qaeda inside yemen's borders and they're also concerned about protecting their relationships with the president's son and his nephew, who have been carrying out counterterrorism operations in partnership with american military colonels. >> the future of yemen hangs in the balance. these armored vehicles are planned by troops loyal to the president. he has appealed for unity, warnin
yemen's security forces have been trained by the u.s. in this, the poorest country in the arab world, of major strategic significance because it faces the horn of africa across the gulf of aden. britain has increased its aid substantially to try to stabilize the country, but western criticism of the violence carried are out against protestors by the president's forces has been muted. that's because he's an ally against al qaeda and yes, ma'am subpoena the place where al qaeda have their...
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nato bombings the u.s. is now involved in its fourth attempt of a foreign nation in the same twelve years and as this interpreter r.t. new york. well as the coalition forces involve themselves in libya and rest is continuing in other parts of the arab world clashes have occurred in several villages across bahrain as thousands of activists declared a day of rage in the capital manama security forces used tear gas against protesters after a prominent cleric while the demands would look nice on its own course the protests come into parts of the public gatherings on the mosul border played last week has been the rest since last month the demonstrators were mostly members of the shiite majority a second. al khalifa ruling family. tens of thousands of people gathered in the capital for rival rallies protesters are demanding that the country's longstanding leader step down and receive his supporters president ali abdullah saleh says he's ready for a peaceful transfer of authority by constitutional means with your
nato bombings the u.s. is now involved in its fourth attempt of a foreign nation in the same twelve years and as this interpreter r.t. new york. well as the coalition forces involve themselves in libya and rest is continuing in other parts of the arab world clashes have occurred in several villages across bahrain as thousands of activists declared a day of rage in the capital manama security forces used tear gas against protesters after a prominent cleric while the demands would look nice on...
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the u.s. backed military intervention in libya is the result of colonel gadhafi as crimes against his own people but present also criticized the coalition bombing saying the no fly zone was meant to strengthen peace and that civilians should not be put at risk. so everything that's happening in libya is a result of the shameful behavior of its government and the crimes against their own people we shouldn't forget that everything else is just a consequence of that we supported one of the un security council resolutions and allowed the other resolution to go through this was done consciously to prevent the escalation of violence but still the events that followed show that any decisions of this kind should be accompanied by thorough consultations as well as remembering that the use of force should be proportionate to what is happening the fact that as a result of these actions of indian targets were damaged and according to unconfirmed reports innocent people have died shows that states taking p
the u.s. backed military intervention in libya is the result of colonel gadhafi as crimes against his own people but present also criticized the coalition bombing saying the no fly zone was meant to strengthen peace and that civilians should not be put at risk. so everything that's happening in libya is a result of the shameful behavior of its government and the crimes against their own people we shouldn't forget that everything else is just a consequence of that we supported one of the un...
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to use them the u.s. defense secretary was in moscow this week calling on the russian leadership to think about joining the military campaign in libya although moscow abstained from voting on the u.n. resolution which led to the no fly zone in force once it ruled out getting involved in the coalition bombing robert gates a short present even if that major operations in libya would scale back within a few days it wasn't the only military issue which came up they sell defense in europe was also discussed moscow wants an equal partnership in the project saying any other option will be a threat to its own security gates promised russia's concerns are being taken into account some of which. by the way our extensive online coverage helps to bring you up to date with developments there in libya twenty four hours a day check out our regular updates from our correspondents on the spot there that's all on our twitter and facebook pages you also find all the latest videos on you tube channel. it's. a quarter of a mi
to use them the u.s. defense secretary was in moscow this week calling on the russian leadership to think about joining the military campaign in libya although moscow abstained from voting on the u.n. resolution which led to the no fly zone in force once it ruled out getting involved in the coalition bombing robert gates a short present even if that major operations in libya would scale back within a few days it wasn't the only military issue which came up they sell defense in europe was also...
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and a u.s. soldier faces a life behind bars or even the death penalty but you seem to desert the army he claims was fighting and legal war. at moscow's lights will be switched off today as part of a worldwide movement designed to tension to the threat of global warming. without a live from moscow and twenty two developments now in japan where workers are struggling to control the stricken fukushima power plant this comes after a highly radioactive water was reportedly leaking from two reactors putting fears of a nuclear meltdown it's been over two weeks now since the devastating earthquake and tsunami destroyed at large parts of the country the official death toll stands at over ten thousand with many more homeless or missing the damage the facility has now sparked ongoing fears of an atomic disaster three workers have already been exposed to harmful elements meanwhile radioactive iodine has been found in the sea near the plant measured at over a thousand times the normal level nuclear energy ex
and a u.s. soldier faces a life behind bars or even the death penalty but you seem to desert the army he claims was fighting and legal war. at moscow's lights will be switched off today as part of a worldwide movement designed to tension to the threat of global warming. without a live from moscow and twenty two developments now in japan where workers are struggling to control the stricken fukushima power plant this comes after a highly radioactive water was reportedly leaking from two reactors...
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captured territories are for a heavy counter offensive it comes to some nato countries including the u.s. and france is suggesting they could be open to arming the rebels but there's criticism that that would go beyond the terms of the u.n. resolution. as the latest from tripoli. brutal fighters have now been pushed back to the city of ras lanuf we are hearing that this is strategically important oil city is firmly in the hands of the duffys men now there are numerous reasons being bandied about as to why the rebels are being forced to retreat and retreat so quickly part of that is because gadhafi forces are simply based organize they better trained and they have basically leadership and this is person something real that limits to the international community in terms of what it should do next when it's becoming increasingly clear that these airstrikes are not that successful while the government here in tripoli is insisting as it has done since these coalition air strikes began that the number of civilians continues to climb and that hope has some weight more than one hundred now we do
captured territories are for a heavy counter offensive it comes to some nato countries including the u.s. and france is suggesting they could be open to arming the rebels but there's criticism that that would go beyond the terms of the u.n. resolution. as the latest from tripoli. brutal fighters have now been pushed back to the city of ras lanuf we are hearing that this is strategically important oil city is firmly in the hands of the duffys men now there are numerous reasons being bandied...
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but he did befriend a couple of american women who were i think the lives of people working in the u.s. embassy and nairobi at the time. there was no doubt obama senior was a very, very charming man. he charmed the ways. he clearly impressed this comment on with his ambitions and his conviction but his intelligence. so it's through private engagements that he was able to secure a place in hawaii. and he actually flew light independently to avoid the airlift to hawaii, with women, american women in nairobi who actually funded his place and airfare. you talked about the thelma speech, and president obama's is a constant politician. he gave a great speech, in which he referred that his grandfather came is great airlift details are used to somehow claim part of the camelot connection with the kennedys. you're right that that kennedy was elected into the following year. he made an error. and he acknowledged the air. his campaign team made public just a few days after selma that that was an era. and that the president was a crack. he did correct himself even though he was against looking to
but he did befriend a couple of american women who were i think the lives of people working in the u.s. embassy and nairobi at the time. there was no doubt obama senior was a very, very charming man. he charmed the ways. he clearly impressed this comment on with his ambitions and his conviction but his intelligence. so it's through private engagements that he was able to secure a place in hawaii. and he actually flew light independently to avoid the airlift to hawaii, with women, american women...
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east every time u.s. president barack obama went to the podium calling for this that there must be reform political social and economic reforms that meet the aspirations of the egyptian people and calling for egyptian president hosni mubarak's resignation it was calling for an end to the status quo which means a rise in uncertainty and rich region so did leaders weigh the toll it could take on their own economy some argue they don't have the power to kind of waiting back up trying to push their back against an avalanche and i don't think we're going to have a lot of success that may not something us from trying to take control some observers believe the u.s. may intervene militarily in libya or oil reserves are massive under false pretenses of helping protesting people has nothing to do with interest. it has everything to do with the interest of the us corporate oil. profits either way analysts say the price of fuel going up will simply fuel public rage and the government is largely helpless the american
east every time u.s. president barack obama went to the podium calling for this that there must be reform political social and economic reforms that meet the aspirations of the egyptian people and calling for egyptian president hosni mubarak's resignation it was calling for an end to the status quo which means a rise in uncertainty and rich region so did leaders weigh the toll it could take on their own economy some argue they don't have the power to kind of waiting back up trying to push their...
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well the u.s. congress in attendance can seen it says to prevent civilian deaths in the washington's legislates cut off funding for them. since congress wasn't consulted on whether to go to war and the only real power congress has here to assert its. people's representative is so you can meet with a few leaders but there are five hundred thirty five members of congress the constitution of the united states makes it abundantly clear that the war powers report in the hands of the congress this is not academic issue by the way because what we have is a president who basically is assumed as a matter of executive privilege the war power bombing that has occurred through and large no fly zone where there are no fly zone manned. was expanded to go after these troops and then expanded further to help the rebels as they move towards tripoli there's no way you can avoid civilian casualties and so what we're doing here is enlarging our humanitarian crisis with more people becoming refugees with more civilians
well the u.s. congress in attendance can seen it says to prevent civilian deaths in the washington's legislates cut off funding for them. since congress wasn't consulted on whether to go to war and the only real power congress has here to assert its. people's representative is so you can meet with a few leaders but there are five hundred thirty five members of congress the constitution of the united states makes it abundantly clear that the war powers report in the hands of the congress this is...
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we take a look at u.s. mining technique which is driving whole communities from their homes but first i'll be back to remind you of our top stories that's coming your way after a short. in canada and the us today it is legal for you to give a bubble bath on your baby that contains a known carcinogen something that causes cancer most of the chances of motherhood independence day are sponsored but in this day and most of the guys they don't but clearly it's a conflict of interest today an average cancer drug prescription costs nearly one thousand six hundred dollars a month oh my god i'm a nobody with cancer in my five therefore i predict. because ninety two ninety five percent of cancers hurt people with funny history of cancer the pharmaceutical industry spends about fourteen percent of their budget on research and development and about thirty one percent for marketing and ministration. in fact there are more pharmaceutical industry lobbyists in washington d.c. and members of congress. wealthy british style
we take a look at u.s. mining technique which is driving whole communities from their homes but first i'll be back to remind you of our top stories that's coming your way after a short. in canada and the us today it is legal for you to give a bubble bath on your baby that contains a known carcinogen something that causes cancer most of the chances of motherhood independence day are sponsored but in this day and most of the guys they don't but clearly it's a conflict of interest today an average...
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while the u.s. . trade with russia stupid less than four percent last year and this is way beyond the potential the two sides are working on that yesterday joe biden oversaw signing of a major deal between the u.s. years aviation carry avoiding and russia's air of florida board some two billion dollars he also blasted president believes mordor news ation mission as he was visiting skolkovo the russian version of the future russian version of the silicone valley and also w t o joseph biden expresses support for russia's eighteen year africa to join the world trade organization which is much more than any other country and it is hoped that by the and obese hero of his the russian president hopes that his country could enter the organization finally all just going back a little bit it's been over two years since joe biden said that it's time to hit the reset button with russia it's been said a lot of times since then well has there been much tangible progress in that time. till it seems so it seems that
while the u.s. . trade with russia stupid less than four percent last year and this is way beyond the potential the two sides are working on that yesterday joe biden oversaw signing of a major deal between the u.s. years aviation carry avoiding and russia's air of florida board some two billion dollars he also blasted president believes mordor news ation mission as he was visiting skolkovo the russian version of the future russian version of the silicone valley and also w t o joseph biden...
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a u.s. soldier is seeking political asylum in germany after dessert ing an american a military base. could be jailed for life if he's extradited back home. went to meet him to ask what he misses most by living a life on the run the american cuisine. for example. was really good for me a personal favorite was the rollercoasters i can't. even come schools that. but for andre chaperonage he's alive has become one john rollercoaster four years ago he deserted the u.s. army causing all the way to his native cleveland for rather his mom cried with pride when he volunteered for the army but after a six month tour of duty in iraq andre walked talked a u.s. base in germany and never returned anything that anyone could possibly imagine in terms of war crimes that were committed throughout world history. the american forces have done this and are continuing to do this on a daily basis and were being attacked from somewhere but they didn't know where so they just shot off randomly in a different directi
a u.s. soldier is seeking political asylum in germany after dessert ing an american a military base. could be jailed for life if he's extradited back home. went to meet him to ask what he misses most by living a life on the run the american cuisine. for example. was really good for me a personal favorite was the rollercoasters i can't. even come schools that. but for andre chaperonage he's alive has become one john rollercoaster four years ago he deserted the u.s. army causing all the way to...
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yes it's controversial u.s. arms manufacture a lot he'd martin and campaigners ranging from religious groups to peace activists to data protection lobbyists are really against it on ethical grounds they are a number of oppressive regimes but also. for us heavily in the wars they fought in iraq and afghanistan opposed by the majority of people in britain even if supported by the british government hill vows to boycott the census despite the risk of prosecution he says he won't be alone look he makes land mines and nuclear weapons and contracts out interrogation of kuantan of a bay although it will be the u.k. all that carries out the survey there's still a worry that the information could fall under the auspices of the us patriot act which compels personal data held by any company on systems in the us to be made available to government intelligence the office for national statistics which in gauge lucky martin maintains it's taken measures to make sure u.s. authorities can't access the data. all johnson will be c
yes it's controversial u.s. arms manufacture a lot he'd martin and campaigners ranging from religious groups to peace activists to data protection lobbyists are really against it on ethical grounds they are a number of oppressive regimes but also. for us heavily in the wars they fought in iraq and afghanistan opposed by the majority of people in britain even if supported by the british government hill vows to boycott the census despite the risk of prosecution he says he won't be alone look he...
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the u.s. jets returning to their base. the decision to use air power against colonel gaddafi's libya was taken very quickly, so quickly that they're still sorting out the politics behind it. that was one reason for the london conference. assembling ministers and diplomats from around 40 countries the u.n., nato, arab league, the islamic conference, and the african union to back the u.n. resolutions. though their enthusiasm for military action varies. the u.n. mandate to use force to protect civilians also means taking sides in the civil war. >> we made the right choice. that was to draw a line in the desert sand to halt the murderous advance of gaddafi's forces. >> no one has yet explained when or how that commitment ends. the conference also started the process of offering more political status, more legitimacy to the libyan national council. the closer the rebels have to a political leadership, would like more help on the ground, too. >> the americans said that they would consider arming the
the u.s. jets returning to their base. the decision to use air power against colonel gaddafi's libya was taken very quickly, so quickly that they're still sorting out the politics behind it. that was one reason for the london conference. assembling ministers and diplomats from around 40 countries the u.n., nato, arab league, the islamic conference, and the african union to back the u.n. resolutions. though their enthusiasm for military action varies. the u.n. mandate to use force to protect...
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and on tuesday the u.s. defense secretary was in moscow calling on the russian leadership to think about joining the military campaign in libya president have confirmed that moscow is ready to serve as a mediator there but expressed his concerns over civilian casualties because of nonselective use of force from although moscow abstained from voting on the u.n. resolution which lets of the no fly zone and force meant it ruled out getting involved in the coalition bombing robert gates assured president the major operations and leave be able to scale back within a few days it wasn't the only military issue which came up missile defense and europe was also discussed moscow wants an equal partnership in the project saying any other option would be a threat to curate in its promise that russia's concerns are being taken into account. and our extensive online coverage childs to bring you up to date with developments in libya twenty four hours a day check out regular updates from our correspondents on the sport that
and on tuesday the u.s. defense secretary was in moscow calling on the russian leadership to think about joining the military campaign in libya president have confirmed that moscow is ready to serve as a mediator there but expressed his concerns over civilian casualties because of nonselective use of force from although moscow abstained from voting on the u.n. resolution which lets of the no fly zone and force meant it ruled out getting involved in the coalition bombing robert gates assured...
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the u.s. a good secretary of defense robert gates met with his russian counterpart in moscow today of the day is of course the second day of his visit to russia and he spent yesterday and some hears berg and during the discussion the two men talked about all things relevant to the relationship between moscow and washington of those of course including the start treaty and all the work being done there the collaboration between russia and the coalition forces led of course by the united states and afghanistan the two men of course could not avoid the subject of libya russia once again reiterating its position that the u.n. resolution one thousand nine hundred eighty three was basically enforced in order to ensure a no fly zone that would in fact it in turn to guarantee civilians on the ground in libya some sort of security and safety that has not been the case so far according to russian politicians and russian officials and u.s. secretary of defense robert gates seemed to agree with that state
the u.s. a good secretary of defense robert gates met with his russian counterpart in moscow today of the day is of course the second day of his visit to russia and he spent yesterday and some hears berg and during the discussion the two men talked about all things relevant to the relationship between moscow and washington of those of course including the start treaty and all the work being done there the collaboration between russia and the coalition forces led of course by the united states...
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u.s. and allied forces have now effectively established a no fly zone over libya and halted an offensive by colonel moammar gadhafi forces against rebels in benghazi but the libyan leader is promising a long war against foreign forces he claims he's opened up weapons depots for anyone who wants to arm themselves or his policy or joins us live from the capital tripoli with more hello paula so the coalition says its efforts in libya are proving successful but we're also hearing reports that violence against the rebel population continues in the country what are you here. will be on camera pulls off a new set off being carried out on the ground we will see can we pull to the ministry planes are being loaded with weapons and american bases in the city and that pushes planes on the way to libya now the american army has come through and that it dropped some thirty complaints. the bombs from b. two stealth bombers not yet clear what was the exact target of those bombs but certainly amongst them
u.s. and allied forces have now effectively established a no fly zone over libya and halted an offensive by colonel moammar gadhafi forces against rebels in benghazi but the libyan leader is promising a long war against foreign forces he claims he's opened up weapons depots for anyone who wants to arm themselves or his policy or joins us live from the capital tripoli with more hello paula so the coalition says its efforts in libya are proving successful but we're also hearing reports that...
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pakistan for that matter a u.s. drone just this friday killed thirty eight civilians and the question many ask is who will be held responsible for that and then only say the way things are and now the international community seems to be very selective when it comes to protecting civilians in libya that they protect them but in some other countries they turn a blind eye. thank you. well the antiwar activists say the u.n. resolution that sanction the attack on libya is riddled with contradictions jim brown told r.t. that washington's policy in the arab world is in disarray. what on earth you mean by protecting civilians. presumably it means protecting civilians from both sides because there are clear. suggestions of. of atrocities on both sides it's certainly not a one sided thing. but of course i think the central point is for the whole thrust of the intervention is not really the principal thing and that accounts for the. for the contradictions and the holes in the resolution america think the whole thing is a mess
pakistan for that matter a u.s. drone just this friday killed thirty eight civilians and the question many ask is who will be held responsible for that and then only say the way things are and now the international community seems to be very selective when it comes to protecting civilians in libya that they protect them but in some other countries they turn a blind eye. thank you. well the antiwar activists say the u.n. resolution that sanction the attack on libya is riddled with contradictions...
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companies russia and the u.s. are signing major deals like it was that we are afloat and boy they yes they signed a deal worth some two billion dollars joe biden was present at that the u.s. vice president also supports president me believes mission to modernize economy yesterday he visited the school kabul park this is where the russian government plans to build its own version of the us silicon valley and of course w t o russia has sought w t o accession for some eighteen years now that is way more than any other given country and russia perhaps is the only remaining world's largest economy which is not member of the club it is hoped that by the end of twenty eleven this could be changed and russia could enter the world trade organization well of course it's been a successful resend one could say two years after the stern was introduced and the two countries seems to have acquired this do you track approach they sealed agreements where their interests converged and they agreed to disagree in areas where they can
companies russia and the u.s. are signing major deals like it was that we are afloat and boy they yes they signed a deal worth some two billion dollars joe biden was present at that the u.s. vice president also supports president me believes mission to modernize economy yesterday he visited the school kabul park this is where the russian government plans to build its own version of the us silicon valley and of course w t o russia has sought w t o accession for some eighteen years now that is...
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european compared to u.s. led in terms of this mission i think it's absurd the united states of course is still behind it even though robert gates and so on had a lot of reservations about it there were five abstentions for u.n. resolution one hundred seventy three and would have to the african union would just not care about them because they unanimously didn't want what is going on now as for the arab league a very very iffy support for this although for them it could be a win win as well the autocrats who are in power the dictators who are in the arab league can now blame the protests in their own countries on zionist american conspiracy is because after all didn't they come to help the protests in libya also they get to topple a dictator that hasn't been good to them because he's always looked to africa you won't see any tunisian or egyptian help for this nature operate at all i think that that question needs to be answered by all these nato leaders why do you think it is here in egypt are not involved bec
european compared to u.s. led in terms of this mission i think it's absurd the united states of course is still behind it even though robert gates and so on had a lot of reservations about it there were five abstentions for u.n. resolution one hundred seventy three and would have to the african union would just not care about them because they unanimously didn't want what is going on now as for the arab league a very very iffy support for this although for them it could be a win win as well the...
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well hearings will soon get underway in the u.s. congress over the radicalization of american muslims are being led by homeland security chairman peter king who says they are vital to protect the country but it's art he's killing for reports critics say there are disturbing parallels to america's notorious political good chance of the one nine hundred fifty s. . during america's second red scare this was the accusation to answer. that rather than me the dumbest but today it's this one muslim leaders are not doing enough to cooperate with law enforcement there's actually been instances of the mobs instructing the people in their mosques not to cooperate with law enforcement accusations of disloyalty subversion treason made not by some planted girl wonder of radical islam that's a slight. neighborhood you live in and the mafia operates there are by the chairman of the congressional homeland security committee republican pete king who is launching his highly publicized hearings on the radicalization of muslims in america we know how ev
well hearings will soon get underway in the u.s. congress over the radicalization of american muslims are being led by homeland security chairman peter king who says they are vital to protect the country but it's art he's killing for reports critics say there are disturbing parallels to america's notorious political good chance of the one nine hundred fifty s. . during america's second red scare this was the accusation to answer. that rather than me the dumbest but today it's this one muslim...
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president obama is promising not to deploy u.s. ground forces in libya unless it's absolutely necessary he says america's role would be limited as part of the international effort to protect libyans from the colonel qaddafi but first some there is real worry that it echoes the u.s. invasion of iraq eight years ago and the devastating consequences that could result or he's got a cheeky on brings us the u.s. perspective from washington. the pentagon says khadafi air defenses have been a severely disabled as they put it the u.s. has launched a missile from its war ships and submarines in the mediterranean targeting a air defenses and as the pentagon says the goal is to shape the battlefield for the coalition forces to take further action basically what they're doing is they're clearing this guy is so that he is not able to shoot down any planes of the coalition forces in the pentagon also says that this is just the beginning of the operation and in the coming few days more nato ships will converge on a lead to inforce naval blockade a
president obama is promising not to deploy u.s. ground forces in libya unless it's absolutely necessary he says america's role would be limited as part of the international effort to protect libyans from the colonel qaddafi but first some there is real worry that it echoes the u.s. invasion of iraq eight years ago and the devastating consequences that could result or he's got a cheeky on brings us the u.s. perspective from washington. the pentagon says khadafi air defenses have been a severely...
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yet it is leagues ahead of britain and the u.s.. on international women's day, our correspondent is in one of the best places in the world to be female. >> rush-hour in the capitol. look closely. most of the women -- most of the workers are women. this is a textile company that employs 40,000 of them. the women living here -- many men. this tiny country is a place where women are faring better than most. they are eclipsing richer countries like britain and the u.s. and inclosing the gender gap. this is the health minister. she is part of a government where one in five ministers is a woman and politics in general has been distinctly feminine feel to it. >> we have the ability to deliver and deliver on time. >> on women's health issues, the country's still struggles. but this is the prime minister. and youngsters are encouraged to be ambitious. they need be setting the pace for closing the gap between the sexes, but it has not won the equality game. meets the coach for women's football. most of her team are from deprived backgrounds.
yet it is leagues ahead of britain and the u.s.. on international women's day, our correspondent is in one of the best places in the world to be female. >> rush-hour in the capitol. look closely. most of the women -- most of the workers are women. this is a textile company that employs 40,000 of them. the women living here -- many men. this tiny country is a place where women are faring better than most. they are eclipsing richer countries like britain and the u.s. and inclosing the...